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Economics

A collection of 181 issues

Feature Essay

The Catholic Economy Silent Spain, slumbering Spain, solitary Spain. Max Picard [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0971748314/thedailyeudem-20], possibly the best writer ever of thin thick books, loved old Spain. Writing in the mid-twentieth century, before Madrid became a blare of horns and Toledo a blast of loud

The Ignorant Non-Keynesian

That's me, walking a mile to the office in a charcoal gray topcoat in 5-degree Michigan weather, hat on my head, iPod headphones in my ears, my brows furrowed. More likely than not, I'm listening to a podcast about economics. Peter Schiff [http://www.takimag.com/

Frickin' Boomers

The average American is saving absolutely nothing these days [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy]. In fact, the average American spent more than he earned last year. Why? Nobody is sure, but economists say it could be a problem: > Whatever the

The Tuesday Eudemon

I'm nearly speechless [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248196,00.html]: > A 12-year-old German boy who insisted he was a girl trapped in a boy's body convinced his parents that something had to be done, so they agreed to allow him to receive

The Swedish Deal

Great commentary at Spero about the reality of Sweden's welfare state and economy [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=34&idSub=158&idArticle=5664] . Excerpt: > A closer examination, however, reveals that the famous "Swedish Model" does not work very well. This

Confetti Money

> A lavish wedding where newly-weds were sprinkled with shredded euro-note confetti has provoked outrage in a French town, a newspaper reported on Tuesday [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060801/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_france_confetti;_ylt=As_F0CbHd5fV2cyfmhd7aNys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-] . As more and more people in the

Saving $3.00

> Some California drivers are resorting to desperate measures to beat the surge in gas prices at the pump -- deliberately running dry on the state's freeways and simply waiting for rescue [http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html]. When they run

Ford

I question the flood of boycotts, but the Ford one seems to be picking up steam. This site [http://www.boycottford.com/] has an impressive assortment of evidence against Ford and a fairly-long list of boycotters.

So Complex the Designer Can't Do It

Evidence of the Internal Revenue Code's absurdity keeps piling up: > When it comes to their tax returns, many members of Congress who specialize in writing tax laws turn to professional preparers rather than completing the paperwork themselves. > "It's onerous, and everybody knows it,

Teaching Children About Work

I thought I had read every children's story on the planet, but I missed this one: > One of my favorite books when I was a child was Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day. It is a collection of short stories about everyday life